The author has worked with more than 4,000 students over the past 20 years, and has coached national recording artists including, Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty, Usher, American Idol's Diana DeGarmo, India Arie, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, rapper Young Jeezy, LJ of Sevendust, Ciara and a host of many other chart topping voices.
This book not only explains how to take care of your voice, but gives you inside information on how to set up for a gig, how to plan your set and even what to wear. One of my favorite sections deals with stage fright and how to cope with "performance anxiety." She even shows how to reduce tension and anxiety using pressure point technique. It also includes a Question and Answer section as well as a "Dos and Don'ts Guide."
The CD teaches you warm-up and cool-down exercises and I went through each one of them. The warm up exercises are used for muscle toning, breath control and general maintenance. The cool-down exercises should follow any singing performance, to relax your voice and keep it flexible.
Jan Smith has consulted on recordings for Arista, BMG, Atlantic, Geffen, RCA, Island, SoSoDef, LaFace, Warner Brothers, EMI< Sony, Motown,and Universal, and has worked with such multi-platinum producers as Matt Serleic, Jermaine Dupri and Jam and Lewis. As a performer, Jan has a reputation as one of the south's finest and most respected live and studio vocalists. She has six critically-acclaimed albums to her credit and on rare occasions, performs as a solo artist.
Jan Smith's So You Wanna Sing Rock N Roll, is a fresh approach to offering much needed information, context, and advice on how to become a famous singer. This book has a lot of the answers to a lot of the questions you've always had, and it provides information that you need to succeed in the music business. If you read just one piece of literature on singing, this has got to be it! Check it out: You won't be disappointed.